Salary Scam Exposed: Abia State Govt Sacks Six Workers In Corruption Crackdown

The Abia State Government has dismissed six staff members of the Ministry of Justice after investigations confirmed their involvement in salary fraud.

According to the Civil Service Commission, the affected officers were found guilty of manipulating payroll records to inflate their earnings and divert state funds for personal use.

Those sacked include: Dickson Uche Eze (Principal Accountant), Esther Emeruwa (Senior Accountant), Ijeoma Jonathan (Chief Executive Officer, Accounts), Treasure Isinguzo (Assistant Chief Executive Officer, Accounts), Chioma Victoria Erondu (Principal Executive Officer, Accounts), and Hannah Ezinne Eze (Senior Executive Officer, General Duties).

Meanwhile, another officer, Chioma Favour Madu, was exonerated after voluntarily reporting an overpayment and refunding the excess.

The Commission also raised red flags over possible complicity by members of the Salary Committee, prompting Governor Alex Otti to order a separate probe into their activities.

Government officials confirmed that the dismissed workers will be handed over to security agencies for prosecution, stressing that the action underscores the administration’s commitment to integrity, discipline, and rooting out corruption from the civil service.

Civil servants and members of the public were urged to report suspicious activities to safeguard the system from fraudulent practices.